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From: Digestifier <Linux-Admin-Request@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>
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To: Linux-Admin@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
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Reply-To: Linux-Admin@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 20:28:00 EST
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Subject: Linux-Admin Digest #179
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Linux-Admin Digest #179, Volume #1 Sun, 21 Nov 93 20:28:00 EST
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Contents:
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Re: "Talk" problems on 0.99.13 and > (Mohan Kokal)
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Re: "New" directory structure... (Daniel Quinlan)
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Re: Dial-in user? (Mark Buckaway)
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Re: Linux on Gateway2000 4DX2-66v (John Carroll)
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Re: filesystem for archive disks (David Barr)
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Linux with 2 ethernet car (John Will)
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From: magnus@cegt201.bradley.edu (Mohan Kokal)
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Subject: Re: "Talk" problems on 0.99.13 and >
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Date: 21 Nov 1993 13:09:49 -0600
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In <2cegqt$9td@cegt201.bradley.edu> magnus@cegt201.bradley.edu (Mohan Kokal) writes:
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>Hi.
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> We are experiencing some problems with the talk that comes with the
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> distribution package for SLS .
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> After the talk <whoever> is executed, it goes well for ringing the
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> party...
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> But, after the first "[Ringing your party again]", it just gives
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> "Alarm clock" and then aborts straight away.
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> Any suggestions as to what i should do? (or is there a new version
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> of the talk program? )
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> Thanks for your help.
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> -Mohan-
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I cured the problem :).
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The 0.99.13 kernel has a signal.h that doesnt quite support SIG_DFL
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(its supposed to be a bug, as per the man pages).
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So, what i did was, i downloaded a copy of talk from sunsite.unc.edu
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(ie the source code), and then added the line -D__USE_BSD_SIGNAL in
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the Makefile's CFLAGS line.
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And, now.... voila..it works! ;)
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-Mohan-
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PS: if you still notice any bugs lemme know.. so that i can look into
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these and see what to do...:P
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From: quinlan@spectrum.cs.bucknell.edu (Daniel Quinlan)
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Subject: Re: "New" directory structure...
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Date: 21 Nov 1993 19:51:51 GMT
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Reply-To: quinlan@spectrum.cs.bucknell.edu
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>> I'm interested in this too. Especially the "sbin" directory. What
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>> the heck is it good for (I mean, I don't have one, and I don't see a
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>> need for it right now)
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Mejia Pablo J <pjm9806@a112.usl.edu> writes:
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> I believe sbin is used to store important executables that have been
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> statically linked. This is for emergency recovery purposes.
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Sorry, but this is incorrect.
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/sbin is primarily created to move all of the administrative
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executables out of /etc. Including both binaries and configuration
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files in /etc makes it more confusing and harder to maintain for
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inexperienced users or system administrators with especially large
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systems.
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/sbin is also used in most modern Unix systems and the Linux
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filesystem should also try to conform to these basic ideas so our
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filesystem doesn't become known as "odd" (like Xenix or Ultrix).
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/sbin doesn't imply "static binaries", but rather "system binaries" or
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"super-user binaries" (in some older usage).
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Still, some emergency recovery material is stored in /sbin as well as
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/bin. Linking statically is up to the administrator although it
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really doesn't buy you much in terms of safety. This is especially
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true now that 'ldconfig' has being released and is packaged with
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libc... you don't have to worry about axed symlinks in /lib any more.
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Dan
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--
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Daniel Quinlan <quinlan@spectrum.cs.bucknell.edu>
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From: mark@datasoft.com (Mark Buckaway)
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Subject: Re: Dial-in user?
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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 04:53:03 GMT
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KWONG WING SHING (h9102008@hkueee2) wrote:
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: Do any one know how can my pc with linux running to accept other user login via
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: modem. The user may use telix or other communication programs under dos
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Yes, this is possible. I run a BBS on a modem line and have two PC's
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connected via serial cables running Telix. Telix's terminal emulations
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suck, but it works for all intended purposes.
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If you need help, try posting what you have done, what didn't work, and
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what your setup is or that you have no idea what you are doing. I would
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suggest reading the serial FAQ first (or serial HOW-TO as it's called now).
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Mark
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--
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==============================================================================
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Mark Buckaway | root@datasoft.com | DataSoft Communications
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DataSoft Communications | uunorth!datasoft!root | 62 Rock Fernway
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System Administrator | Voice: +1 416 756 4497 | Willowdale, ON M2J 4N5
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==============================================================================
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"UNIX and OS/2 are operating systems. Windows is a shell, and
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DOS is an boot virus"
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==============================================================================
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From: jcarr@dbsoftware.com (John Carroll)
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Subject: Re: Linux on Gateway2000 4DX2-66v
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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 20:38:32 GMT
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cm007b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Joey Buttafuoco) writes:
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: Im new to this group. where can I get a working copy of linux for my pc?
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: e-mail please.
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: thanks.
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: --
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: "Those who cannot do, teach. Those who cannot teach, teach gym." -W. Allen
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: Claude Erik Meyer - Univ. Of Rochester ----> cm007b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
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: ***************************************************************************
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: cm007b@roundtable.cif.rochester.edu <-------------------> dj047@po.cwru.edu
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Well you could FTP it from sunsite.unc.edu in the /pub/Linux/distributions/SLS
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directory or I believe there are some companies who will sell you the necessary
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disks.
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By the way Joey, will you be able to keep your PC while serving time? 8^)
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John
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--
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<<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>
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< John B. Carroll -- jcarr@dbsoftware.com -- D & B Software, Atlanta, Ga. >
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< "Drink another, coin a phrase . . ." -- R.E.M. >
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<<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>
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From: barr@pop.psu.edu (David Barr)
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Subject: Re: filesystem for archive disks
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Date: 21 Nov 1993 21:46:05 GMT
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In article <1993Nov20.184006.3779@kshome.ruhr.de>,
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Karsten Steffens <karsten@kshome.ruhr.de> wrote:
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>A good help then is to have a complete listing at hand, which has been
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>generated by the command 'ls -aliR /', because from that you can reconstruct
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>the relation inode->filename. I myself create such a file every three hours
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>automatically on a different disk each.
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Every _three_ hours???
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Am I insane, or is this a gross waste of resources given the little that
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inodes change? If your files are that critial, I'd say invest in a
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more stable filesystem, RAID, a UPS, and frequent backups.
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--Dave
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--
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"The wisest man I have ever known once said to me: 'Nine out of every ten
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people improve on acquaintance,' and I have found his words true."
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- Frank Swinnerton
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From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will)
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Subject: Linux with 2 ethernet car
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Date: 21 Nov 93 18:54:00 GMT
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C >Now the question: Is it possible to set up a linux PC to route all requests
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C >on the thick net to the thin net, preferable in a way that is transparent
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C >to all but the machines on the thin net.
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A simple transceiver should be all that's required, that comment about you
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"messing up the net" is total bullshit. You can tap into the network with
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a transceiver and run your thinnet segment from that, shouldn't be a problem.
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End of Linux-Admin Digest
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